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2025 Nova Scotia Harbour Swim for The United Way

2025 Nova Scotia Harbour Swim for The United Way

This fall the Provincial United Way campaign is swimming across the province.

From Tuesday, September 3rd to Friday, September 6th fearless fundraising swimmers will plunge into harbours across the province where, one stroke at a time, they will engage in harbour hopping, United Way Style!

And YOU could be one of them!

We are reaching out to swimmers across the province to invite you to celebrate this unique opportunity with us.

All you need is two things to qualify:

- To be able to swim 1500 metres in 40 minutes

- To be able to raise $150 in pledges


Swim dates and sites:

Tuesday, September 2 – Shelburne - Shelburne Waterfront, bottom of St. Patrick's Lane - 12 p.m.

Wednesday, September 3 – Chester - Municipal Wharf - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 4 – Halifax - Bishop’s Landing - 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, September 4 – Sydney - at the Fiddle - 6:30 p.m.

Friday, September 5 – St. Peter's Canal Locks - 8:30 a.m.

Friday, September 5 – Pictou – The Hector Quay Visitors Marina -1:00 p.m.




Registration fees

Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees

United Way Harbour Swim Spots remaining: 28

All registrations must collect $150 in pledges and your fee is waived

  1. Free
    Jun 9 - Sep 8
    Register for United Way Harbour Swim

Top donors

No. Name Amount
1 Anonymous CA$800.00
2 Anonymous CA$500.00
3 Stutely CA$500.00
4 Eric Renshaw CA$500.00
5 Gerarda CA$500.00
6 Anonymous CA$500.00
7 Anonymous CA$500.00
8 Thomas walton CA$425.00
9 Nancy & Norman Kemp CA$300.00
10 Demande logistics Inc CA$250.00

Top fundraisers

1 View fundraiser page for Kathy

Kathy Spurr

CA$3,959.99

Raised

CA$3,000.00

Goal
2 View fundraiser page for Crystal

Crystal Waye

CA$2,566.00

Raised

CA$2,000.00

Goal
3 View fundraiser page for Christopher

Christophe... Hopgood

CA$1,900.00

Raised

CA$1,000.00

Goal
4 View fundraiser page for David

David Darrow

Raised: CA$1,675.00

5 View fundraiser page for James

James Stutely

CA$1,530.00

Raised

CA$1,000.00

Goal
6 View fundraiser page for Rodger

Rodger Gregg

Raised: CA$1,525.00

7 View fundraiser page for Jan

Jan Jensen

CA$1,524.83

Raised

CA$1,000.00

Goal
8 View fundraiser page for Bruce

Bruce Hancock

CA$1,325.00

Raised

CA$1,000.00

Goal
9 View fundraiser page for Jonathan

Jonathan Veale

CA$1,305.00

Raised

CA$1,000.00

Goal
10 View fundraiser page for Scott

Scott Tingley

CA$1,225.00

Raised

CA$500.00

Goal
11 View fundraiser page for Kate

Kate White

CA$1,155.00

Raised

CA$500.00

Goal
12 View fundraiser page for John

John Colwell

Raised: CA$1,099.99

13 View fundraiser page for Sharon

Sharon Clark

CA$1,050.00

Raised

CA$500.00

Goal
14 View fundraiser page for Ava

Ava Henley

CA$1,000.00

Raised

CA$150.00

Goal
15 View fundraiser page for Pat

Pat Kennedy

CA$900.00

Raised

CA$500.00

Goal

Event schedule

  • Tue, September 2, 2025 12:00 PM - Shelburne Swim
  • Wed, September 3, 2025 6:00 PM - Chester Swim
  • Thu, September 4, 2025 11:30 AM - Halifax Harbour Swim
  • Thu, September 4, 2025 6:30 PM - Sydney Swim
  • Fri, September 5, 2025 8:30 AM - St. Peter's Canal Locks
  • Fri, September 5, 2025 1:00 PM - Pictou Swim

Contact information

Event contact
Mary Lou Burke
Phone
+1 902-266-3371